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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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