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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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