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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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