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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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