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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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