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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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