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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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