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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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