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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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