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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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