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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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