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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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