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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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