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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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