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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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