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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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