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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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