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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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