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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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