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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students in nations 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 massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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