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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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