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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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