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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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