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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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