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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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