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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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