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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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