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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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