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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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