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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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