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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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