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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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