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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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