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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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