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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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