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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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