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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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