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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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