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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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