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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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