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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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