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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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