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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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