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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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