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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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