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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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