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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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