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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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