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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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