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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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