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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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