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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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