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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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