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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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