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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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