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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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