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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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