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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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