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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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