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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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