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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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