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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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