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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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