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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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