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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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