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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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