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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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