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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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