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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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