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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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