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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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