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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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