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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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