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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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