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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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