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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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