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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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