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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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