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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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