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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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