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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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