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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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