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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for humans 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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