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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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