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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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