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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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