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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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