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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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