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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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