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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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