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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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