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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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