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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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