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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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