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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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