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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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