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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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