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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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