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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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