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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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