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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around 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 normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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