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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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