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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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