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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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