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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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