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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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