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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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