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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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