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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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