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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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