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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans 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. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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