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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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