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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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