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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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