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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)