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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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