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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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