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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning enable humans 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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