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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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