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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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