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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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