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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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