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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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