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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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