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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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