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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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