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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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