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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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