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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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