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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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