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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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