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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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