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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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