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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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