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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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