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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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