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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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