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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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