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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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