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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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