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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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