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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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