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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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