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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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