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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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