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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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