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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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