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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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