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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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