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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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