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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies 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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