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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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