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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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