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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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