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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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