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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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