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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources