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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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