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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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