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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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