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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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