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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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