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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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