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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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