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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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