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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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