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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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