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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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