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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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