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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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