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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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