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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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