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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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