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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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