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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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