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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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