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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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