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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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