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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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