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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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