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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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