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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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