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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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