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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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