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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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