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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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