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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers 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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