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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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