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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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