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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education