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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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