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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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