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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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