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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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