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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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