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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers 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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