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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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