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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants 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 mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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