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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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