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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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