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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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