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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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