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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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