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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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