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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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