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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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