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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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