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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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