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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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