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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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