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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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