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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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