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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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