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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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