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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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