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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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