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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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