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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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