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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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