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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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