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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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