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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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