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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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