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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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