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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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