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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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