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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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