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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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