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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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