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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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