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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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