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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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