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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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