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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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