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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education