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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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