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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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