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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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