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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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