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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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