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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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