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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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