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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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