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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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