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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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