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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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