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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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