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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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