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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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