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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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