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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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