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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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