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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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