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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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