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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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