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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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