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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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