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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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