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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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