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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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