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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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