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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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