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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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