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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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