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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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