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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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