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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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