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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered humans all around 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 courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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