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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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