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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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