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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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