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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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