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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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