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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines 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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