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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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