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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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