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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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