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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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