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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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