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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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