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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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