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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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