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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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