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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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