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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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