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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans 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 open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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