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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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