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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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