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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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