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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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