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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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