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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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