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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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