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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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