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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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