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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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