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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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