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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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