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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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