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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes 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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