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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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