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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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