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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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