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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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