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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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