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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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