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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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