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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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