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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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