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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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