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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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