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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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