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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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