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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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