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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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