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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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