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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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