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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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