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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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