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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education