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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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