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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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