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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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