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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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