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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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