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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students 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 massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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