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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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