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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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