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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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