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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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