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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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