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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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