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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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