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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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