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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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