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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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