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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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