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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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