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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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