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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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