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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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