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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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