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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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