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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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