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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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