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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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