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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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