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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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