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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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