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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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