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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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