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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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