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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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