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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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