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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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