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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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