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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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