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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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