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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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