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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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