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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores 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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