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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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