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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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