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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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