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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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