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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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