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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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