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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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