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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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