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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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