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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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