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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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