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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education