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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not 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 education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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