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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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