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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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