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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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