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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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