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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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