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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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