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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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