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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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