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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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