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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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