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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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