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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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