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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key 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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