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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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