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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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