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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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