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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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