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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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