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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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