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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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