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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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