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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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