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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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