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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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