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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of 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 commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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