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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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