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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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