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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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