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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part 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 generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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