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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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