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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with 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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