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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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