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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources. MOOC courses and similar experiments with open education resources (OER) are allowing millions of self-directed online learners in every nation on earth to learn from well-known professors. It is hard to inspire participants in online environments. The open education movement was the inspiration for the first massive open online courses. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? This MOOCs book also talks about the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.

The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to comprehend these interesting open education resources experiments. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help people succeed in these massive open online courses. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about these MOOCs and other kinds of open education persist. The actual aspiration of massive open online courses is to provide tutoring to more people in every nation on earth. This book answers many questions about these massive open online courses and other forms of open education resources (OER). For more information see this MOOCs Book website.