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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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