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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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