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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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