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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing 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 examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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