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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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