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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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