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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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