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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally free 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. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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