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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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