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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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