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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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