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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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