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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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