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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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