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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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