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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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