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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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