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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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