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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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