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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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