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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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