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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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