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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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