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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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