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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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