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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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