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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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