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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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