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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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