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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth 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 classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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