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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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