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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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