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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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