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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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