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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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