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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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