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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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