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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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