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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the major 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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