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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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