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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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