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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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