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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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