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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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