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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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