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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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