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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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