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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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