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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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