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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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