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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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