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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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