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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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