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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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