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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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