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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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