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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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