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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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