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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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