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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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