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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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