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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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