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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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