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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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