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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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