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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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