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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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