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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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