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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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