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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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