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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)