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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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