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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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