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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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