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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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