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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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