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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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