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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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