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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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