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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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