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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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