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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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