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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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