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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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