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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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