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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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