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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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