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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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