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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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