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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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