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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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