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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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