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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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