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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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