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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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