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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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