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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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