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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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