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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education