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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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