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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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