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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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