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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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