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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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