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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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